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Barry-Wehmiller

Designer, Instrumentation and Controls

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In-Office
Boston, MA, USA
35-50 Hourly
Senior level
In-Office
Boston, MA, USA
35-50 Hourly
Senior level
Designs instrumentation and controls systems for industrial, manufacturing, utilities, and multidisciplinary projects. Develops PLC, SCADA, and DCS designs; creates instrument specifications, calculations, logic diagrams, loop sheets, and instrumentation plans. Performs control system studies, troubleshooting, retrofit design, commissioning, construction support, and field technical assistance. Leads technical design activities, collaborates across disciplines, and mentors junior designers.
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About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.


 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.


 

Job Description:

Who You'll Work With

At Design Group, you'll collaborate with experienced leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to solve complex challenges for some of the world's leading companies. You'll join a growing team of more than 1,500 professionals across 45 U.S. offices where you'll be empowered to make an impact, develop your expertise, and grow your career.


What You'll Do

In this role, you'll be responsible for developing instrumentation and controls design solutions for industrial facilities and multidisciplinary engineering projects. You'll work closely with licensed engineers, experienced designers, project teams, and clients to support PLC, SCADA, and DCS-based control systems. This position plays an important role in helping clients improve control system performance, reliability, and safety while giving you the opportunity to lead technical design work and mentor developing designers.

•   Develop instrument specifications and PLC, SCADA, and DCS-based control system designs for industrial facilities

•   Design instrumentation and control systems for industrial, manufacturing, and utilities projects

•   Create specifications and calculations for flow meters, analyzers, transmitters, and other field instruments

•   Perform control system studies and troubleshoot existing control systems to support client operations

•   Develop conceptual designs and retrofit solutions for new and existing control systems

•   Prepare detailed instrument specifications, selections, logic diagrams, loop sheets, instrument lists, I/O lists, and instrumentation plans

•   Lead instrumentation and controls engineering and design responsibilities on multidisciplinary engineering projects

•   Provide field support, including on-site design, technical support, commissioning, and construction management

•   Collaborate across engineering disciplines and offices to meet project requirements and client deadlines

•   Train and mentor junior instrumentation and controls designers


What You'll Bring

Qualifications

•   Minimum of 5 years of experience in control systems documentation and engineering design for industrial control systems, including instrumentation, control logic, PLC, SCADA, and DCS-based systems

•   Strong experience designing in Revit

•   Experience executing projects for food & beverage, advanced technology/data centers, or life science industries with a focus on quality, cost effectiveness, and safety

•   Solid understanding of area classification and control system design team coordination

•   Ability to travel for project requirements, including installation and start-up activities, client and company meetings, trainings, seminars, forums, and conventions


Compensation:

The approximate pay range for this position is $35-$50/HR. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location of the position.


 

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.  If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.  We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.  Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. ​

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.


 

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

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